ZUNI — Traditional services and a wake for Geraldine J. (Bobelu) Smith will be Friday night, Dec. 15, in Zuni. Burial will follow on Saturday morning, Dec. 16.
Smith received her bachelor of arts in secondary English education from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.
She was employed by the Zuni Pueblo, the Navajo Nation, and state universities as a grant-proposal writer. She was an accomplished pianist, recognized for her recitals. She also received awards for her twirling professionalism while marching with the Zuni and Navajo marching bands.
Survivors include her husband, Delfred L. Smith; sons, Ritchie Simplicio and Dana Smith; daughters, Nichelle Edaakie, Kimberly Smith, Amber Smith and Tawny Smith, all of Zuni; sisters, Carolyn Bobelu Starks of Zuni and Rebecca Bradshaw of Albuquerque; brothers, Edward Bobelu of Lawton, Okla., and Emmett Bobelu and Wallace Bobelu, both of Zuni; 15 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Smith was preceded in death by her parents, Mabel (Ashley) and Floyd Bobelu; brother, Roy Bobelu; and grandmother, Martina Ashley.
Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements
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Smith received her bachelor of arts in secondary English education from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.
She was employed by the Zuni Pueblo, the Navajo Nation, and state universities as a grant-proposal writer. She was an accomplished pianist, recognized for her recitals. She also received awards for her twirling professionalism while marching with the Zuni and Navajo marching bands.
Survivors include her husband, Delfred L. Smith; sons, Ritchie Simplicio and Dana Smith; daughters, Nichelle Edaakie, Kimberly Smith, Amber Smith and Tawny Smith, all of Zuni; sisters, Carolyn Bobelu Starks of Zuni and Rebecca Bradshaw of Albuquerque; brothers, Edward Bobelu of Lawton, Okla., and Emmett Bobelu and Wallace Bobelu, both of Zuni; 15 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Smith was preceded in death by her parents, Mabel (Ashley) and Floyd Bobelu; brother, Roy Bobelu; and grandmother, Martina Ashley.
Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements
Click on the photo for best viewing results.
ZUNI — Traditional services and a wake for Geraldine J. (Bobelu) Smith will be Friday night, Dec. 15, in Zuni. Burial will follow on Saturday morning, Dec. 16.
Smith received her bachelor of arts in secondary English education from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.
She was employed by the Zuni Pueblo, the Navajo Nation, and state universities as a grant-proposal writer. She was an accomplished pianist, recognized for her recitals. She also received awards for her twirling professionalism while marching with the Zuni and Navajo marching bands.
Survivors include her husband, Delfred L. Smith; sons, Ritchie Simplicio and Dana Smith; daughters, Nichelle Edaakie, Kimberly Smith, Amber Smith and Tawny Smith, all of Zuni; sisters, Carolyn Bobelu Starks of Zuni and Rebecca Bradshaw of Albuquerque; brothers, Edward Bobelu of Lawton, Okla., and Emmett Bobelu and Wallace Bobelu, both of Zuni; 15 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Smith was preceded in death by her parents, Mabel (Ashley) and Floyd Bobelu; brother, Roy Bobelu; and grandmother, Martina Ashley.
Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements
Click on the photo for best viewing results.
Smith received her bachelor of arts in secondary English education from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.
She was employed by the Zuni Pueblo, the Navajo Nation, and state universities as a grant-proposal writer. She was an accomplished pianist, recognized for her recitals. She also received awards for her twirling professionalism while marching with the Zuni and Navajo marching bands.
Survivors include her husband, Delfred L. Smith; sons, Ritchie Simplicio and Dana Smith; daughters, Nichelle Edaakie, Kimberly Smith, Amber Smith and Tawny Smith, all of Zuni; sisters, Carolyn Bobelu Starks of Zuni and Rebecca Bradshaw of Albuquerque; brothers, Edward Bobelu of Lawton, Okla., and Emmett Bobelu and Wallace Bobelu, both of Zuni; 15 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Smith was preceded in death by her parents, Mabel (Ashley) and Floyd Bobelu; brother, Roy Bobelu; and grandmother, Martina Ashley.
Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements
Click on the photo for best viewing results.
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